The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-28
THEY KNOW COL. FELLOWS.
EEIGHBORS ON WARRINGTON HEIGHTS
COME OUT TO HONOR HIM

HEI0HBoRs ON WARRINGTON HEIGHTS
COME OUT TO HONOR HIM
Angry Mt Tho werld's ecaudaIous Attacks
on Him-Repubiicaus yein In the Trsbute
-He Makes n Manly Response-Coursc
Of the Local Ca.vass-sheuidaa Democrat
Lend AID and Cenfert to the Enomys
The AthenRum in 16bth street was crowded
last evening BY the residents Of Fort Washing.
ton, who met In response to a call which sim
ply asked them to come and express their
opinion OF Col. John R. Follows as q neiGhbor
and citizen. in view Of the attacks made on him
since the Democrats nominated him for Dis
trict Attorney. Among those present were
Stephen b. French, President Of the Police
Board: Inspector Steers. Lawson N. Fuller.
and other wel-known Republican residents OF
the nelghborhood, and large representation
OF ladies' wore in the audience.
Afeature Of the assembling Of the meeting
was an effort to refute the statement that
Epenino Worlds cannot be given away. The
effort took the form Of stationing two stalwart
Young men at the door Of the hall to hand out
comics OF that paper without money and with
out price. In big red letters they were marked
sample copy. Please examine" This appeal
was SO little moving to the good people Of
Washington Heights that they dropped the
papers as soon as they saw what they were.
The street was soon as thoroughly Uttered with
new papers as Park row was the other day
with old ones when the truck broke down on
its way to the paper mill
The list OF vice-Presidents Of the meeting,
when read, was found to contain the names Of
well-known citizene OF all grades OF political
belief Among them were VIM. Foster. Jr.,
Thos. G. Buck. the Rev. H. Morton Reed. Chas.
q. Fitch. p. OShea, Solomon Moses, w. H. o.
tanyan. Dr. w. T. Alexander. E. 8. Whitman,
H. Boyd. Henry Hartman, 8. Jollifre, DR.. N. E.
Rodenstein, ]. Romano Brown. John McMul-
len, E. p Griffin. A. H. Snyder, @. A. Hart. w.
D. Williamson. G. II. Holland. Frederick
Clinch, and Louis Brown.
as1 the bs s sota
Tor Col Fellows for District Attorney. Prot
Isaac L. Peet;; the permanent presiding ofi-
tense political meeting. but gathering to do
t6s anr in honor and respect. IL deserI bed co
Follows as g. most desirable nefghbor and
@bo aad wt6oat
and without reproach.
Henry Hartman. the Secretary. read the fol-
lowing resoluttonS:
nsasts IN nsssps s:.:mssd is.sspse.s. Psir
psssea ssisSods and sssssmsd fsiiS~ Citizen John
That sns.ins the s ;.s, v,Hss
upon one ana all express Il the most smphstic
mr. III We y e
Mr. John MeMgllen. the S next speaker. said 2;
But that he was there to Do because the eoun:
as Go GE
also moved to speak because he felt 1t his duty
T. defend slspd Ter a. %a M who had
ana xhess rsSsrd had bssn vile and vlralsnt
s Up to this time the meeting hadbeen quiet,
social occasions for which the hall is usually
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tSs moral " WORTH q John r Feiiows He was
sHa vSeh
N every relation Of lifs. Were It psrmssi,b'iis s
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no 81 the 6s
% express myself in regard to the charges
brought By a vile newspaper against such q
laughing at them. or whether to grow indig-
nt at The f soSs
paper there is q natural antaaonlsm. That
df sns.ss ia
Sola%ns q that deIsayed ana dirty Journal sSe
calculated. to bring its readers to jail, Col.
fondsrs s against The psace and Security Of the
community y engaged In works OF ben
the To the
welfare. Of tue community, than even half 2
E bad A9d eSsd
to work in the literary society here that has
%hsr mofa brs has bsen sire their
Literary Taste ippEoyed End h he Is now no
81 That nsy us
ss oo 'aa The Short Be-
seaf ss WHAT eys
who have searched out and distorted these
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S6argel' Il these mon had been in Ills position
And held like offices no one would be able to
ne Charge that he was not. sick when he
went away to the Hot Springs ! know to be-
1alS0 ana you know 10 Dc IalSe. Inc nlRlL DC
fore he went away myself remonstrated with
his wife that he was not even fit to travel
alone. II is easy to make charges, easy to ex-
cite suspicious. but we know Col. Fellows. and
that this representative assembly appears In
his favor Is sufficient to induce fair minded
man who has entertained them to desire to re-
tract those slanders."
Samuel T. Jelliffe. one.armed Republican,
while acknowledging that he was not present
to take part In any discussion OF Col. Fellows's
qualifications. yet desired to declare his belief
that Col flows lacked none OF those elements
~ t.In and IN ~ MOI n nNnrn iInn
tant thing. character, that men want to see in
their officials; He added; go.
those who don't know him as we do. that re-
CARELESS OF party religion. or other affiialion.
We esteem his character"
The manifest impatience to hear Col. Fellows
was responded to by the Chairman, and the
Colonel was rather Unnecessarily introduced.
his welcome was so cordial. and 1t was many
minutes before he could begin in q trembling
voice:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. My NEIGHBoRs, MY
FRIENDs: Men are differently constituted.
Their natures are unlike They are .d moved to
bear detraction and utilization with indiffer.